Yellowtail Scad

Trachurus novaezelandiae

Other names: Scad, yellowtail, yellowtail horse mackerel.

Family: Carangidae (trevallies).

Description:

Available wild-caught, it is a free-swimming marine fish found mainly in schools over the inner continental shelf and in estuaries and caught mainly off NSW and Victoria using purse seines, though haul nets and demersal trawls are also used and it’s line-caught in SA. Looks similar to the closely related Jack Mackerel, but smaller.

Season: Available year round with peaks in NSW and Victoria from January - August.

Size and Weight: Commonly 300g and 30cm, but can grow to 1kg and 50cm.